Jacket capable of conversion into a knapsack or tourist&#39;s ground sheet or litter



' G. NYILAS JACKET CAPABLE OF CONVERSION INTQ' A KNAPSACK OR TOURISTSGROUND SHEET OR LITTER Filed Dec. 5, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec; 30, 124. 1,520,963

G. YIL JACKET CAPABLE OF CONVERSION INTO A KNAPSACK 0R TOURISTS GROUNDSHEET OR LITTER .Filed D80. 5, 1925 2 Sheets-Shet 2 I N I/E/VTURPatented Dec. 30, 1924.

GEZA NYILAS, OE HEBMAND, GZECI-IOSLOVAKIA.

"JACKET CAPABLE OF CQEVERSIONTN'TG ArK-NAFSACK 03 TOURISTS GROUND SHEET.OR LITTER.

Application filed -Deccnrber'5, 1923. Seriai'No. 678,755.

To all whom it 'mag concern.

Be it known that IyGiizn NYILa-aa citizen of the CzechoslovakiaRepubl1c, res1ding at Hermand, in the Czechoslovakla Reto the use ofpersons who haveto be out in the open air, such as foresters, soldierson manoeuvres, sportsmen and the like. The jacket is so constructed thatout of its separate parts, such as the breast and the back, the sleevesand the hood, it is possible to form the knapsack, tourists ground sheetand the like, so that the person who carries the jacket is not obligedto burden himself with a lot of extra weight, which has a tendency togrow constantly heavier.

In the accompanying drawings there 1s illustrated a constructional formof the object of the invention, in which Figures 1, 2 and 3 show afront, side and rear view respectively of the jacket; Fig. 4 the jacketconverted in a knapsack; Fig. 5 the jacket converted into a touristsground sheet; Fig. 6 a detail of construction.

The principal parts of the jacket are the breast-pieces 1, 2 which arebuttoned together in front in the usual manner, the back piece 3, whichis stitched to the latter, and the sleeves 10, which are attachedthereto. The upper portion of the jacket terminates in a collar 4,through which a cord 23 is drawn. The shoulders of the acket haveextension pieces 5, below which the sleeves 10 may be attached by meansof buttons 6; the extension pieces 5 may furthermore be connected bymeans of the bands 8 at their lower end with the buckles 9 attached tothe sleeves. The sleeves 1O terminate in a folded-back-cufi' 11, whichis provided with a series of perforations 22 and capable of beingfastened by means of a buckle 12, while at their upper end there isattached a hook 7 which is capable of being inserted through theextension piece 5. The back piece is continued so as to form a flap 17which is folded back inside the jacket and is secured to the back piece3 by means of clasps 19 or buckles.

The'upper portion ofit'heback piece?) terminates in ahoodl which isdouble-Walled and made of material impervious to air, and can beinflated by means of a valve 16 and connected with the back piece by aband on a ring 14 and a buckle attached to the back piece.

If it is desired to convert the jacket into a knapsack (Fig. 4) theclasps or buckles 19 are first undone and the flap 17 withdrawn from theinside of the jacket and made fast on the hooks 21 on the breast pieces1, 2. The button fastenings of the sleeves 10 are then detached and thearmholes of the jacket are closed by connecting the extension pieces 5by means of the band 8 with the buckles 18 situated on the side of thejacket. The sleeves 10 are folded together, the hook at the upper end 17is inserted into the ring 20 in the lower border of the jacket, thecuffs 11 at the lower end of the sleeves are extended and through theseries of perforations 22 therein the cord 23 which passes through thecollar 4 is drawn and the ends secured. The sleeves 10 secured in thismanner serve as straps and by. their aid the knapsack can be carried onthe shoulders.

If it is desired to use the jacket as a ground sheet, the same isextended in the manner illustrated in Fig. 5, the hood is inflatedthrough the valve 16 and the extended jacket is held in tension by meansof the cords 24 attached to the pegs 25, in such a manner that thewooden pieces attached to the free ends of-the cords 24 are passedthrough the button-holes and turned transversely therein, (Fig. 6).

The mode of attaching the remaining cords requires no furtherexplanation.

If the jacket when spread out is attached, not to the pegs stuck in theground, but to two rods, a litter (hammock) is then obtained.

I claim:

1. A jacket convertible into a knapsack, tourists ground sheet andlitter comprising a back piece and integral side and breast portions, aflap forming an extension of the back piece, detachable sleeve portions,flaps adjacent the armholes, and an inflatable hood for use as a pillowwhen the jacket is spread upon the. ground, substantiallv as described.'1

2. A jacket convertible into a knapsack, tourists ground sheet andlitter comprising a back piece and integral side and breast portions, aflap forming an extension of the 5 back piece, means on the back andbreast portions for securing the corners of said flap when folded,detachable sleeve portions, flaps adjacent the armholes, and aninflatable hood for use as a pillow when the 10 jacket is spread uponthe ground, substantially as described.

' 3. A jacket convertible into a knapsack, tourists ground sheet andlitter comprising a back piece and integral side and breast portions, aflap forming an extension of the back piece, means on the back andbreast portions for securing the corners of said flap when folded,detachable sleeve portions, means for securing said sleeve portions asstraps to the top and bottom of the jacket GEZA NYILAS.

